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The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam : Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890, Paperback / softback Book

The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam : Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890 Paperback / softback

Part of the Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies series

Paperback / softback

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Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy.

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